Chris Stapleton

Sorry in advance for making you cry ...

Even though they recorded 'Only Thing That's Gone' for Wallen's new album, the two stars have only met in passing.

'How lucky are we that we get to have their music still?' Stapleton says of legends like Kenny Rogers, Charlie Daniels and John Prine.

The gently rollicking song is enhanced by a no-frills clip showing the singer doing what he does best.

But something quite different shut him down.

The song will be included on his upcoming new album, 'Starting Over'.

"Do I think Black lives matter? Absolutely ... I don't know how you could think they don't," says Stapleton.

Did you know that Stapleton has a long career of songwriting even beyond the three albums he's released?

In February of 2016 Chris Stapleton was one of the hottest "new" names in country music. And Maren Morris was widely unknown.

It's now been just over one year since two icons of country music performed together for the first time.

This is one performance that will have you saying "Hallelujer!"

The singer duetted with Madea on "Tennessee Whiskey" from his seat in the audience.